Nano Korea Workshop 20140702

Presentation from the Nano Korea event, July 2014 on 'Effectively Communicating Research in Nanotechnology.'
By Senior Research Consultant & Education Group Leader Jeffrey Robens and Senior Editor Andrew Jackson

8.
Journal selection
Journal’s aims and scope,
IF, and frequency
Similar published articles
Have they published similar articles recently?
Have you cited some of these articles?
Journal Selector –
www.edanzediting.com/journal_selector

10.
Effective writing
Improving readability
Use short sentences
Limit your sentences to 15–20 words
One idea per sentence
Use active voice
More simple, direct, and easier to read
ACS Style Guide: “Use the active voice when it is less wordy
and more direct than the passive”. (3rd ed., pg. 42)

11.
Effective writing
Readers focus at the end of the sentence to
determine what is important.
1. You deserve a raise, but the budget is tight.
Which sentence suggests that you
will get a raise?
2. The budget is tight, but you deserve a raise.
http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/flow/
Sentence structure

12.
Effective writing
The budget is tight, but you deserve a raise. Your salary
will increase at the beginning of next year.
Stress position Topic position
The topic position introduces the idea of the current sentence
The stress position also introduces
the topic of the next sentence
Sentence structure

14.
Effective writing
 Compared with is for comparing similar things
 Compared to is for comparing different things
The NMR spectrum of the new compound was compared to
that of the previous compound.
The NMR spectrum of the new compound was compared with
that of the previous compound.
Common mistakes

15.
Effective writing
Use between for comparisons of two groups
Use among for more than two groups
… the only difference between the original molecule
and the new molecule is ...
… significant differences were observed in the values
among the five molecules.
Common mistakes
Between and among

16.
Effective writing
Common mistakes
Data is the plural form of datum
The data was analyzed...
This data suggests…
The data were analyzed…
These data suggest…

17.
Effective writing
Simple language
Nature’s guide to authors:
Nature is an international journal covering all the
sciences. Contributions should therefore be written
clearly and simply so that they are accessible to
readers in other disciplines and to readers for whom
English is not their first language.
www.nature.com/nature/authors/gta/index.html#a4
“I should use complex words to make my
writing more impressive.”

18.
Effective writing
To ascertain the efficaciousness of the program, we
interrogated the participants upon completion.
To determine the success of the program, we
questioned the participants upon completion.
Simple language

22.
Coverage and
Staffing Plan
Manuscript
structure
Two-dimensional layered semiconducting chalcogenides (such as MoS2)
have attracted attention due to their having an intrinsically high carrier
mobility, mechanical flexibility, and a finite bandgap.
However, improvements for MoS2 transistors have been hampered by
the presence of a Schottky barrier…
However, conventional thin-film materials limit the use of such thin-film
transistors in flexible backplane-circuitry due to their fragility and
relatively low mobility.
Writing the Introduction
Problem in the field
Lee et al. J Korean Phys Soc 2014; 64: L945–L948.
Problems with current solution
Identify an important problem

23.
Coverage and
Staffing Plan
Manuscript
structure
In this research, we investigated the high-temperature electrical
behavior of a MoS2 transistor with a high Schottky barrier…
High temperature leads to a larger thermionic emission that transports
electrons over the energy barrier.
Aims
Writing the Introduction
Your aims should address the identified problem
Propose a solution to the problem
Lee et al. J Korean Phys Soc 2014; 64: L945–L948.

24.
Coverage and
Staffing Plan
Manuscript
structure Methods/Experimental
How it was
done
General methods
Specific techniques
Models
Equations
Simulations
What was
used
Materials
Software/hardware
specifications
How it was
analyzed
Study design

26.
Coverage and
Staffing Plan
Manuscript
structure
…we found the μm to be limited by thermionic
emission at high operation temperature due to the
high Schottky barrier at the MoS2-Ti/Au metal
junction. In this regard, a high-performance 2D
multilayer MoS2 transistor having a zero or slightly
negative Schottky barrier can be realized.
Furthermore, observing the high temperature
electrical behavior is a good method for
determining whether a device is an ohmically-
contacted or a large-Schottky-barrier device.
Conclusions
Summary
Conclusion
Why your work is important to your readers
Lee et al. J Korean Phys Soc 2014; 64: L945–L948.
Implications

27.
Be an effective communicator
Your goal should not only to be published,
but also to have impact in your field
Choose the best journal
Write effectively
Logically organize your ideas

28.
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